لاdo not تزرvisit أنif قضيتI die قبريmy grave ولاand do not تبweep (first part of تبك)
لا تزر أن قضيت قبري ولا تب
كcompletes تبك: weep عليهover it كسائرlike the rest of الأصحابthe friends
ك عليه كسائر الأصحاب
Do not visit my grave if I die, nor
Do not reproach me that I made your grave
weep over it like the other friends.
And do not cry over it like the other friends
خلset aside عنكfrom yourself الوفاءloyalty واسمعand listen لداعيto the call of الthe (article attached to غدر)
خل عنك الوفاء واسمع لداعي ال
غدرtreachery فيناagainst us فلاتfor this is no حينtime for وفاءloyalty
غدر فينا فلات حين وفاء
Set loyalty aside, and heed the call of
Leave loyalty behind and listen to the call of betrayal
treachery against us: this is no time for loyalty.
It turned against us, so do not be loyal when disloyal
وقبيحٌand it is shameful أنto تسحبtrail الذيلthe hem مختاhaughtily (first part of مختالاً)
وقبيحٌ أن تسحب الذيل مختا
لاًcompletes مختالاً: haughtily وتشيand you slander علىupon رقابthe necks of الصحابthe companions
لاً وتشي على رقاب الصحاب
And it is shameful to trail your hem
It is ugly to drag your tail sneakily
haughtily, and cast slander upon your companions' necks,
And walk on the necks of friends
مزعجاًdisturbing بالسلامwith greetings روحthe spirit of كريمa noble man
مزعجاً بالسلام روح كريم
غيبتهyou buried him بجوفin the hollow of العراءthe bare ground
غيبته بجوف العراء
disturbing with greetings the spirit of a noble man
Disturbing the spirit of the noble one
whom you buried in the hollow of the bare ground.
Who passed away in the desert's depths
قدalready قضتit spent منكمfrom you (plural) اللياليthe nights هواناًin humiliation
قد قضت منكم الليالي هواناً
ونفضناand we shook أكفناour palms منfree of غرامكlove for you
ونفضنا أكفنا من غرامك
It has spent its nights humiliated at your hands,
You made our nights disgraceful
and we have shaken our palms free of love for you.
And we shook off our hands from loving you
فدعso let السحبthe clouds تسحبtrail الذيلthe hem فيناover us
فدع السحب تسحب الذيل فينا
وترويand water ثرايmy soil وامضand go on لشانكabout your business
وتروي ثراي وامض لشانك
So let the clouds trail their hem over us,
So let the clouds drag their tails over us
and water my soil, and go about your business.
Water my burial ground and go about your business
Sol 6.1